Actor Don Cheadle says President Donald Trump used the N-word in talking to a friend’s father during a round of golf. In a series of tweets Saturday, Cheadle, responding to a fan who said he hated Trump, revealed the incident occurred at a Doral pro-am a number of years ago, long before Trump was elected […]
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFormer ‘House’ star joined by TV heavyweights from CNN, FOX, and HBO for 2-day Jerusalem event By Jacob Magid Hugh Laurie gives his acceptance speech for the Golden Globe he won for Best Supporting Actor on January 8, 2017. (Screen capture/YouTube) Acclaimed British actor Hugh Laurie arrived in Israel Sunday, and met with President Reuven
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastI must admit, a decade ago, I did not think that George W. Bush would teach us something about wisdom. Bush, at the time, was in his seventh year as president. His patriotic glow from 9/11 was waning. His approval ratings were in the low 30s. He was under fire from the media, from Democrats,
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARobert Osborne, who displayed an encyclopedic knowledge — and love — of films and film history as the primary host of Turner Classic Movies, has died in New York, the network said Monday. He was 84. Osborne was a former longtime columnist for the Hollywood Reporter and the author of the official history of the
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast“Every time I read this play, I feel less alone.” –GT Upchurch (Performances Magazine, p.11) By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — Meet the Garcia family. They don’t discuss things in the Garcia house. They yell. And the exclamation points are followed by tense, pregnant silences. Today, Mama is fit to be tied. Her daughter Theresa
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By Jerry Klinger LOS ANGELES — Pat Boone, world famous singer, movie actor and writer has been a lifelong friend of Israel. His active continuing career has spanned over 62 years, selling more than 46 million albums, 38 Platinum top forty singles, starring in 12 movies and a hit T.V. show. Yet, he will modestly
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Jerry Klinger, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWhen the history of our political era is written, who will stand out as the Republican who stood up to Donald Trump? “Saturday Night Live” says the identity of the “patriot who put country over party” is still very much in question. “SNL” took aim at what it sees as a spineless GOP in a
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAOscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is making sure the White House press corps is well caffeinated for those long media briefings with Sean Spicer. The Sully star gave a new espresso machine worth over $2,000 to the White House’s news correspondents, which arrived Thursday. ABC News’ Jordyn Phelps and Karen Travers tweeted: https://twitter.com/JordynPhelps/status/837338592628379648 https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/837338762883575812 The gift
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAMiriam Colón has passed away at the age of 80, her husband Fred Valle has confirmed. The cause of death was revealed to be complications from a pulmonary infection. Colón is a legendary Puerto Rican actress that was widely recognized as playing the mother of Tony Montana in the 1983 remake of “Scarface.” The directors
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLOS ANGELES — The first post-Donald Trump iteration of “The Celebrity Apprentice” needs a new star. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Friday that he will not be returning to the show. The unscripted series, which still counts President Donald Trump as an executive producer, had flagged in the ratings in its first season without its former star.
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABeirut (dpa) – Members of the Syria Civil Defence group, a neutral team of some 3,000 volunteers providing aid to Syria’s rebel-held areas, expressed joy on Monday that a film documenting their work won an Oscar for best short documentary. The 40-minute Netflix film “The White Helmets” tells the stories of the group’s volunteers as
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is often loath to accept responsibility when things go wrong, but in the case of Sunday’s Oscars broadcast, he made an exception. As he explained it Monday, it was Hollywood’s obsession with attacking him that contributed to the botched best picture announcement, calling the embarrassing episode “sad,” of course. Accounting
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAFormer NASA scientist Firouz Naderi has done some pretty amazing things. He helped land a rover on Mars. He searched for signs of life beyond the solar system. But he never thought he’d be standing next to Shirley MacLaine, clutching an Oscar statuette. But that’s exactly what happened Sunday night. Naderi and fellow scientist Anousheh
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the accountancy company that has been counting Oscar ballots since 1935, admitted in a statement that presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway had been given the wrong envelope during the award for best film. “La La Land” producer Fred Berger was already mid-way through his acceptance speech when producer Jordan Horowitz interrupted him
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